Tuesday, 31 March 2015

We've
had some really windy weather in March - right at the beginning, and then again
at the end! All of this and a partial eclipse too - quite an eventful month! David constructed a pinhole camera from a crisp box, and shone an image of the eclipse onto a sheet of paper for the girls who work at the hairdressers next door!We are Village Stores

Monday, 23 March 2015

English mustard is strongly flavoured. In the 70s Colemans
made a milder type they called French mustard but the EU banned it, as it
wasn't French. Mustard is made in France at Dijon and Meaux, but normally from
Canadian seed. American mustard, invented by G.J. French, is milder (as
turmeric is added) & is known as "yellow mustard" in the USA (to
distinguish it from other mustards which are also yellow). It is also normally
made from Canadian seed. It's all rather confusing!!!!

Monday, 16 March 2015

Mothering Sunday this week was really busy - we had some
great value chocs and cakes, and a big range of special cards, too! We're
always surprised at how many cards we actually sell on Sunday - some people
really do leave it all to the last minute!

Monday, 2 March 2015

It seems barely a week passes before we hear of another
funeral. We learned on Thursday that Brian Vickers had passed away, after a
long battle with cancer. Brian and his wife were very popular landlords at the
New Inn, Great Limber in 2005. Brian will be sadly missed!